Ms. Que Banh<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> is a challenge affecting everything from economic security, to drinking water & the pursuit of truth & reconciliation. <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> must adapt to the urgent risks posed by worsening floods. Luckily, numerous pathways exist for individual <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a> to engage in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CollectiveActions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveActions</span></a> to protect ourselves & our communities.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> is shifting how water moves through landscapes both in our <a href="https://beige.party/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> & around the globe. <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Information</span></a> & <a href="https://beige.party/tags/awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a> is key in this world of changing conditions. However, a 2022 <a href="https://beige.party/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FloodRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloodRisk</span></a> preparedness in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> reported that public awareness of personal flood risk & <a href="https://beige.party/tags/liability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liability</span></a> is poor across the province.</p><p>Many Canadians are just one bad storm away from an unmitigated watery <a href="https://beige.party/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disaster</span></a>. Floods are the most expensive & most frequent type of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NaturalHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalHazard</span></a> in Canada. An analysis of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> solutions for flood risk found that current residential flood risk in Canada is estimated at $2.9 billion per year.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/NatureBased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBased</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityDriven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDriven</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/solutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solutions</span></a> have huge potential to address gaps in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>, promote resilience & build <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ecological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecological</span></a> knowledge—often at a much reduced cost than traditional hard solutions like seawalls or embankments.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/GreenInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenInfrastructure</span></a> can also be highly effective along <a href="https://beige.party/tags/watercourses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watercourses</span></a> where, once established, vegetation helps to filter surface <a href="https://beige.party/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollutants</span></a>, stabilize <a href="https://beige.party/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>erosion</span></a> & prevent surges of water from spilling over.</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-07-nature-based-solutions-effective.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-07-nature-b</span><span class="invisible">ased-solutions-effective.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NatureBasedSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureBasedSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectGreenspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectGreenspaces</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SaveGreenbelts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveGreenbelts</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CreateGreenspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreateGreenspaces</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GreenSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSolutions</span></a></p>